Xideji Temple - China Travel

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Xidelin, the full name of the temple is called "Xidegandan Sangdanlin Temple", which means the residence of four monks.

The temple has not been repaired for the time being, and it is still a ruin, which can be seen at the intersection of Beijing. It is located near Beijing East Road, in an inconspicuous compound of Tibetan residents to the west of Zemenlin Temple. It is very ancient and is one of the four major forests in Lhasa. It was built in the early 9th century AD by the Tubo Dynasty.

Historically, the main buildings of Xidelin Temple include scripture halls, Buddhist halls, monk houses, and monk kitchens. The center of the temple is a square courtyard, and the rear is a Buddhist hall and scripture hall. The other three sides of the courtyard are the monk's house and the monk's kitchen. The sutra hall is 9 rooms wide, 7 rooms deep, and has 48 columns. There is a window in the middle that leads directly to the second floor, and the walls are all decorated with colorful paintings. At the back of the scripture hall are three Buddhist halls side by side, with the main hall in the middle and side halls on both sides. The three halls are interconnected, with a total of 12 pillars. There are clay statues and painted murals in the original hall. In front of the gate of the scripture hall is the eaves corridor, with three or five rooms, and small rooms on both sides. The small room has stone steps leading to the second floor. There are more than one hundred monks' houses in the temple, all of which are Tibetan-style flat-roofed two-story buildings. Now the southwest corner of Bujing hall has collapsed.